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Language And Its Study
With Especial Reference To The Indo-European Family Of Languages (1880)
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Focusing on the nature and evolution of language, this work by William Dwight Whitney offers an in-depth examination of the Indo-European family of languages, including English, French, and Sanskrit. It traces the historical development of linguistic study, covering essential topics like phonetics, grammar, and syntax, while also exploring the interplay between language and culture. Whitney's analysis of similarities and differences among these languages, along with methods for reconstructing their proto-language, makes this a foundational text in linguistics.
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- Title
- Language And Its Study
- Subtitle
- With Especial Reference To The Indo-European Family Of Languages (1880)
- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Dwight Whitney
- Publisher
- Kessinger Publishing, LLC
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 344
- ISBN13
- 9781437122596
- Category
- Language dictionaries and textbooks
- Description
- Focusing on the nature and evolution of language, this work by William Dwight Whitney offers an in-depth examination of the Indo-European family of languages, including English, French, and Sanskrit. It traces the historical development of linguistic study, covering essential topics like phonetics, grammar, and syntax, while also exploring the interplay between language and culture. Whitney's analysis of similarities and differences among these languages, along with methods for reconstructing their proto-language, makes this a foundational text in linguistics.